It’s a bird, it’s a plane, no ““ it’s an alcoholic, suicidal crow. This booze-binging bird is a character from the comic strip “Maakies” by Tony Millionaire, one of the many bizarrely creative works that fall into the genre of independent comics. Read more...

Nine years after the release of Tim Burton’s “The Nightmare Before Christmas,” people and clay figures alike can line up together to see this Halloween musical again. Read more...

When someone says the name Chuck Palahniuk, if it’s even pronounced right, the first thing that comes to most people’s mind is “Fight Club.” Palahniuk, who gained fame with the 1996 breakthrough novel turned film and became a cult phenomenon, is pushing his latest book, “Lullaby,” today at a free signing in the Ackerman Grand Ballroom at 1 p.m. Read more...

Ever the social commentator, comedian Chris Rock once quipped that the world is coming to an end because the best golfer is black and the best rapper is white. Read more...

From limericks to grocery lists as “found poetry,” everyone has written some sort of verse. In this vast poetic world, it is survival of the fittest ““ and Susan Wheeler has proven that she wields the creative vitality and originality needed to thrive. Read more...

For once, spilt milk is a good thing. A new student-founded and student-run literary magazine called “Spilt,” named for the overturned beverage, will soon be hitting the racks of newsstands and bookstores in Los Angeles, San Diego and Berkeley. Read more...

“Niche” is a fitting word for Mojo Records. Not only does UCLA’s new record store find itself positioned in a niche within Ackerman Union, but it also serves a special niche in the student community. Read more...